This Is Why President Obama Won’t Be Speaking at His Daughter’s Graduation

He’s a lot like your dad.

President Obama’s two terms in office will be coming to a close after this year — but that’s not the only major milestone approaching in the Obama family. The president’s elder daughter, Malia, is currently a senior at Washington’s Sidwell Friends School, and will be graduating this spring. But don’t expect to see YouTube videos of President Obama’s commencement speech.

While at a lunch in Detroit, Obama confirmed he won’t be speaking at the event. Though Malia’s school did ask him to deliver the commencement speech this year, Obama turned it down, and for no other reason than he’s an emotional dad. “I said no,” he said. “I’m going to be wearing dark glasses and I’m going to cry.”